Bruce Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Tom
> Another example of a case where the electrical length of a cable > can be important is in precision frequency distribution systems. > Trimming the cable to the right length (one way propagation delay > equal to an odd multiple of half the signal period) for the > frequency in use minimises the effect of load and source mismatch. >Bruce Bruce, Why would it make any difference? It would seem that as long as the cable and connectors are stable, any reflections should be constant, and the signal amplitude and phase should remain constant. So the zero crossings at the receiver end should not change. Where did I go wrong? Thanks, Mike Monett _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
